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Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 20 views
When Ohio State University student Abdul Razak Ali Artan drove a car onto the sidewalk on the OSU campus he hit multiple pedestrians and later stabbed several more with a knife. Another student, Armand Ghazi said, “He seemed like he was there for one reason—to do as much damage as he could.” What a perfect…
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A China Eastern airplane had to abort its July 8, 2014 early-morning landing into the Wuhan airport because the air traffic controllers were sleeping. –Jim L. Wilson http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/19/us-china-airlines-investigation-idUSKBN0GJ0OK20140819 1 Corinthians 16:13 (HCSB) Be alert, stand…
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E-commerce makes passwords necessary to prevent identity theft. Since there are hackers lurking to crack user’s passwords and steal their resources you would think that internet users would be alert to the dangers. But that isn’t the case. The top 2012 passwords are the same three from a year ago - "password,"…
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11-year old Gloria Johnson of Chatham, Michigan says she saw a spider crawling out of a bag of grapes she was washing in the sink. Her 3-year old sister had already eaten some of the grapes, but was unharmed. A crawling spider is one thing, a roaring lion another—We must remain on the alert, because…
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After recent revelations about the collection of electronic records regarding American citizens, Russia, which played a role in the revelations, has announced that they will go back to keeping paper records. Russia’s Federal Guard Service has decided to revert to using more typewriters and paper documents.…
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Kristopher Wenberg, says he didn’t hear the train approaching as the conductor hit the brakes and blew the horn—he couldn’t hear because of the music playing through his headphones. Unfortunately, Wenberg was at the wrong place at the wrong time—he was walking down a railroad train track when he was…
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A Louisiana man who was on his way to California woke up on a dark, empty airplane at the Houston airport after apparently sleeping through the call to exit. Tom Wagner said, he was supposed to continue on to California, but slept through the calls to leave the plane and found himself locked inside the…
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Former college basketball coach Bobby Knight talks about the importance of preparation. “The will to succeed is important, but what’s more important is the will to prepare.” Peter reminds us that preparation is important in evangelism as well. We need to prepare so we are ready to share the gospel when…
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Bob Russell’s 1967 Austin Healey 3000 was stolen from his Philadelphia area apartment 42 years ago. Since then, Russell has eyed every Healey that passed him wondering if it might be his old car. Several years ago, he started checking internet sits in hopes of one day finding the long lost car. Even…
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It is a homeowner’s worst nightmare, to walk in on a burglary, but this time, it was more bizarre than scary—the homeowner in Hillsboro Oregon discovered the robber asleep on the floor, with his pockets filled with loot. Deputies believe he entered the home through an unlocked door. This story illustrates…
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The Blackhawks of Fennville High School were rejoicing. They had just completed an undefeated 20-0 regular season. As they let their star player, who had made the winning basket, down off of their shoulders back to the floor, he collapsed. Wes Leonard was a three sport star at the high school but unknown…
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Jerry Maestas drove his car for three days with a passenger, Amy Marquez, who had none of the signs of life. Finally, he drove her to an emergency room where she was pronounced dead. “I don’t know how he didn’t know” (she was dead) said police Lt. Christian Lopez. “There were flies all over.” --The Week,…
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Recent world events, including massive earthquakes, tsunamis, wars and violence, and even fear of nuclear disaster have prompted an increase in the sales of underground bunkers. Companies that sell what could be called “doomsday shelters.” Northwest Shelter Systems which offers bunkers ranging from $200,000…
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Jean du Preez, a South African government education official, went to a school after the schoolchildren discovered a snake in their classroom. While attempting to capture the snake, it bit him on the finger. Hoping it was a nonvenomous python, du Preez took the snake to an animal shelter rather than…
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Rolf Klasson, a 62-year-old man living in Sweden was prepared, even if he did not look like he was. A former boxer, today Klasson requires the use of a rolling walker. When two thugs thought he was an easy target, they tried to hold him up at an ATM machine. First Klasson warned them; “This isn’t going…
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The FAA (Federal Aviation Agency) is in a turmoil. It seems as if they cannot keep air traffic controllers awake during their shifts. Over the last few weeks, there have been several close calls and in one instance two Jumbo Jet liners were forced to land at Reagan National Airport without clearance…
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The recent unrest in Egypt and other areas of concern have prompted many Bible teachers to make statements about the end times. Pastor and evangelist Greg Laurie recently spoke to thousands at a church in Riverside, California, titled his message, “What every last days believer needs to know.” Laurie…
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A one and a half year old boy in Ontario had to be broken out of a washing machine after it started its wash cycle. One of the boy’s family members loaded him into the machine. When the door closed, the machine started to fill with water. None of the family members could open the door and a nearby construction…
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A recent analysis of Internet trends found that though most Americans trust the information displayed on their computers, they have to beware of new risks. A look at online threats during the second half of 2009 showed that 81 percent of email was rigged to deliver “malicious” code and 95 percent of…
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While most people would admit they would not be ready for a large scale emergency, a growing number of people are concerned about potential disasters and are making preparations. This new group of self-sufficient people call themselves “preppers.” “Preppers” want to be prepared for any possibility, including…
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SATAN Foxes have taken to the big city. In fact, some 5,000 urban foxes now live in London and roam the streets, usually at night. They have visited Downing Street, Buckingham Palace Gardens and the House of Lords. Yes, one fox even wandered into the lobby of the House of Lords in February as they discussed…
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Just a Trace I felt like I was caught in the plot line of a bad B grade movie and that at any moment someone would emerge, light a cigarette, point a light in my eyes and say, "Ve ave vays of making you talk." Lucky me; I was selected at random for a high tech search of my laptop compter as I passed…
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A Connecticut man was so busy listening to music on his iPod that he did not notice his house was on fire. Andrew Riley told fire officials he didn’t smell smoke or hear the smoke alarm going off. He was so engrossed in the music he was unaware of the fire on the upper floor of his home until the alarm…
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TRADITION Troops from Denmark have joined the Security force in Iraq. Though the Danes are struggling with temperatures around 120, they are prepared for the worst—a blizzard. The 400 soldiers from Denmark reported to Iraq equipped with snow shovels, brooms, and a lawnmower to help them fulfill their…
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DILIGENCE In the last five years there have been at least 35 documented cases of animals escaping from the Los Angeles Zoo. Most of them just got out of their cages into secondary holding areas, others broke lose into the general population area where the visitors roam, but a few managed to escape the…